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Steinfurt-Burgsteinfurt Station
Steinfurt-Burgsteinfurt station is the main station of the town of Steinfurt in western Munsterland in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is located in the district of Burgsteinfurt. The station is a former railway junction on the Münster–Enschede railway. The Coesfeld–Rheine railway and the Borken–Steinfurt railway are closed and largely dismantled. History In 1870, the Münster-Enschede Railway Company received a concession to build a line from Münster to Enschede. When it became insolvent in 1874, the Royal Westphalian Railway Company (''Königlich-Westfälische Eisenbahn'', KWE) took it over and continued its construction. On 30 September 1875, Burgsteinfurt station was opened together with the line. The Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway of the Cologne-Minden Railway Company was of high national importance and the Rhenish Railway Company planned its Duisburg–Quakenbrück railway to compete with it. Burgsteinfurt station became a junction station with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinfurt
Steinfurt (; Westphalian: ''Stemmert'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From roughly 1100-1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt. Geography Steinfurt is situated north-west of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia. Its name came into being in 1975 when the two hitherto independent towns Borghorst and Burgsteinfurt amalgamated. Borghorst became a prosperous city due to its flourishing textile industry, whereas Burgsteinfurt has always rather been coined by culture and administration. Tourists of the 19th century passing Burgsteinfurt praised the city as the "Paradise of Westphalia" and "Royal Diamond" (''Königsdiamant'') because of its 75 monumental buildings and moated castle. Neighbouring municipalities Steinfurt borders Ochtrup, Wettringen, Neuenkirchen, Emsdetten, Nordwalde, Altenberge, Laer, Horstmar and Metelen. City division Steinfurt consists of ''Borghorst'' and ''Burgsteinfurt'', each with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahaus
Ahaus (; Westphalian: ''Ausen'') is a town in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, lying some 20 km south-east of Enschede and 15 km south from Gronau. Ahaus is the location of one of Germany's interim storage facilities for radioactive spent fuel. Twin towns – sister cities Ahaus is twinned with: * Argentré-du-Plessis, France * Haaksbergen, Netherlands Notable people * Friedrich Koechling (1893–1970), officer, general of infantry * Michael Denhoff (born 1955), composer and cellist * Jens Spahn (born 1980), politician (CDU), Member of Bundestag * Heike Wermer (born 1988), CDU politician * Urszula Radwańska (born 1990), Polish tennis player * Stefan Thesker (born 1991), footballer See also * Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service * Eintracht Ahaus Eintracht Ahaus is a German football club from the city of Ahaus, North Rhine-Westphalia. History The team was established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In North Rhine-Westphalia
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles ( rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer faci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gronau (Westf) Railway Station
Gronau (Westf) (german: Bahnhof Gronau (Westf)) is a railway station in the town of Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The station lies on the Dortmund–Enschede railway and Münster–Enschede railway The Münster–Enschede railway is a 64 km long, continuous single-track and non-electrified branch line from Münster via Gronau in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to Enschede in the Netherlands. Regionalbahn service RB 64 (''E ... and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn. The line between Enschede and Gronau was closed in 1981 and re-opened in 2001. To the west of the station are 3 sidings. Train services The station is served by the following services: *regional service Enschede - Gronau - Coesfeld - Lünen - Dortmund *regional service Enschede - Gronau - Münster Bus services The following bus services serve the station: *R77 Gronau - Nienborg - Heek - Ahaus *174 Gronau - Ochtrup - Burgsteinfurt *182 Gronau - Ochtrup *400 Gronau - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DB Regio NRW
DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates regional and commuter train services in Germany. DB Regio AG, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. It is a 100% subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn Group and there part of the DB Regio business segment, which also includes DB Regionnetz Verkehrs GmbH and other independent subsidiaries. The company as a mainly nationwide operational company is responsible for all regional transport activities (rail and bus) of the DB Group in Germany. This includes traffic in neighboring countries. For the maintenance of the vehicle fleet, the company operates its own workshops. The company serves 310 lines with 22,800 trains and 295,000 stops every day. It has about ten million customers. History The DB Regio AG emerged in the course of the second stage of the rail reform on January 1, 1999, from the local transport division of Deutsche Bahn AG. Original plans were for them to be listed on the stock exchange by 2003. An IPO has not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Münster (Westfalen) Hauptbahnhof
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state district capital. Münster was the location of the Anabaptist rebellion during the Protestant Reformation and the site of the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War in 1648. Today it is known as the bicycle capital of Germany. Münster gained the status of a ''Großstadt'' (major city) with more than 100,000 inhabitants in 1915. , there are 300,000 people living in the city, with about 61,500 students, only some of whom are recorded in the official population statistics as having their primary residence in Münster. Münster is a part of the international Euregio region with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants ( Enschede, Hengelo, Gronau, Osnabrück). History Early history In 793, Charlemagne sent out Ludger as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gronau (Westf) Station
Gronau (Westf) (german: Bahnhof Gronau (Westf)) is a railway station in the town of Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The station lies on the Dortmund–Enschede railway and Münster–Enschede railway The Münster–Enschede railway is a 64 km long, continuous single-track and non-electrified branch line from Münster via Gronau in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to Enschede in the Netherlands. Regionalbahn service RB 64 (''E ... and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn. The line between Enschede and Gronau was closed in 1981 and re-opened in 2001. To the west of the station are 3 sidings. Train services The station is served by the following services: *regional service Enschede - Gronau - Coesfeld - Lünen - Dortmund *regional service Enschede - Gronau - Münster Bus services The following bus services serve the station: *R77 Gronau - Nienborg - Heek - Ahaus *174 Gronau - Ochtrup - Burgsteinfurt *182 Gronau - Ochtrup *400 Gronau - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enschede Station
Enschede is the main railway station in Enschede, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 July 1866 and is on the Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway. Between the late 1970s and 2001, the passenger service to Germany stopped. The connection to Münster was reopened in 2001. There is no connection allowing the German trains to run any further into Overijssel; however there was before the line closed. From summer 2013 to summer 2014 the station is being largely modernised. The station was closed between 6 July and 18 August 2013, in which all the rails and overhead wires were replaced at the station. Platforms 1 and 2 were extended; platform 5 was closed. Platform 4 has been split in two, one part for the trains to Germany and the other part for the Sprinters. The two lines are still not connected. The sidings for stabling trains were also replaced and points replaced to reduce the noise made as trains pass over them. History On July 1, 1866, Enschede got a station on the Zutphen–Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horstmar
Horstmar is a German town, located in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Steinfurt district, approx. north-west of Münster. History Its castle was built as early as the 9th century; the first mention of Horstmar is as early as the early 11th century. The city of Horstmar was built to the south of this castle. During the Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of batt ... the castle was destroyed by order of the Hessian lieutenant Carl von Rabenhaupt. Politics The city council consists of 22 councillors and the mayor. People from Horstmar * Clemens Freiherr von Schorlemer-Lieser (1856-1922), German politician References Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Steinfurt (district) {{Steinfurt-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
